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Old 02-12-2015, 01:09 PM   #6
rardoin
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Originally Posted by drb1025 View Post
Before buying an AED, make sure you are trained in its use. Many people think it will shock a stopped heart back to beating, but they are specifically for shocking an abnormal life threatening arrhythmia back to a normal beat. In fact, when the AED senses no heartbeat it will not administer a shock. Nonetheless, it would be good to have one if you ever need it.
Not quite accurate...at least not in my experience. Ventricular fibrillation will trigger a shock on my AED's; V-fib produces no heartbeat.
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